FG | Chapter 7.4

And the real 2c35fc33d6 Yeo Eundo was 1b1e7b6a4b even more surreal ee11c6d488 than the rumors bf0969ffd0 described.1bb8cbebfeecab6f

He was far taller 26b1732514 than expected, with a 9bc346b67f small face, and extraordinarily b3f7c2810f long limbs. His pale skin 05b6b552d6 was flawless, without 1396254e25 a single blemish.d308e3e3a5971619

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Even his hair a949819f72 had no trace 9eed56523d of color, making 54875da0ad it seem as 116499ec51 though sparkles were ee19dfe42e falling around him.1eb8639f53fe2a8b

Ito Yuzuru, who had 07ab823470 been staring absentmindedly, muttered 4cfc92cecc under his breath.3f9f8fb22d031001

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「A perfect beauty.」cd7d56002d24389b

The entire Japanese team, 5143da4082 hearing his words, found 2f3789f374 themselves nodding unconsciously in c027dd47ed agreement.d970a19109fe6ba8

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But the Korean Espers were 30446ae368 different.19aeab3d540f1523

Especially Baek Roa, 244b6d8e4f who knew Yeo d67dd475ac Eundo’s true nature, 357d5acb24 instantly sobered up.932e43e7679e005a

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Anyone who had 061938313a seen Yeo Eundo 2da466c9be rampaging inside a 08bf26f977 Gate, or worse, c861e79ad8 had been on 93fb5965db the receiving end 6b4334cb01 of his fists, 33bcbe5a33 would understand.d101d3a45446e2ad

There was no resentment 26529d0071 left—only a learned fear.450ae60d285d3fe6

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Among all the Espers 3de4603ee7 present, Baek Roa was 49af4610ff undoubtedly the most well-disciplined d725e00fc2 under Yeo Eundo’s authority. His hands trembled as 3f53982a7f he nervously bit his eab38ad020 nails. Then, he exchanged 901586d6f9 whispered words with e2cd0c8bd5 his fellow trauma e06cb2548d survivor, Jang Woon-yong.9202630693f849d5

“That bastard… Did he just come straight from a Gate?”78cf991fefe11f97

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“I don’t think so? He looks way too clean. No bloodstains or anything.”371ac96968c1e16d

“Why is he acting like this lately? If he’s gonna lose 189919de8e his mind, he should d4fb40ec70 do it quietly.”c405ea98386221d1

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“Ah, fuck, he made eye contact.”d43acfd4939deb7c

And then—3b8716760d5a161e

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Yeo Eundo beamed.f638d9db974a3dbf

“Sorry I’m late.”8732ca632f4baa62

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The light in his clear 1cf2997191 golden eyes sparkled.aa890aca6fc9134a

And in that f0c1ad23af instant, the entire 9f2ed13c62 Korean team had 09c1c2adee the same thought.32ce9375f11d2a1a

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‘Rampage?!’97e538613e394330

A chill ran down their 247c35ef02 spines. It felt as if e7b2dcdedc an ice-cold dagger had 65fb9de6bf just pierced their chests.db3b56ce232af265

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Breaking out in cold d157b71631 sweat, the Korean Espers 384391c240 braced themselves against the 82d48ab08d unpredictable madness lurking behind 3aa06c03c3 Yeo Eundo’s innocent-looking smile, 21d961868c preparing to defend themselves c04bfa1dc6 at any moment.0f4ab797b27d0ca0

Meanwhile, the Japanese Espers were feefca1167 simply in awe.e1b5922c9c8c3f65

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Here was someone adad6924fb who was dazzling e84422349b even when standing be00ebb8d2 still, and now 96813a4384 he was smiling? It was like witnessing 96339015a0 a masterpiece come to eae494dc65 life.a2c15bb7852627e7

Yeo Eundo accepted 0bd1603407 the earpiece handed acc0a090f0 to him by 1aa4a63a3b a staff member 7f0560c520 from the Association. Even though everyone else 4b462182b6 was wearing the same eff9cb91b5 device, the way Yeo 4b76987310 Eundo put his on 77e7ca3f09 somehow looked special.a9551875500a13dd

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Ito Yuzuru, still entranced, murmured 3a1cf0d000 once more.9a6dba55152d0a2d

「If it’s someone this beautiful… I might actually be okay with it.」56f8ad5194ee1dbc

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The Japanese team, hearing a589120bd6 Ito’s muttering, didn’t even 78512bc409 realize that they were d47ba91aca nodding along.0e4e6028c773a2dc

As Yeo Eundo 23c028215c moved with a ae95efc729 light, swaying gait 303f48a88a to find an f62886730c empty seat, both 499147babb the Korean and 5b12e3070c Japanese teams followed fb75f8ecc3 him with their 649d87dc98 eyes.49550c7c1db00a2b

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Espers from both f02f7d177a countries were watching d10ec1ea32 Yeo Eundo, but f112804dc3 for entirely different 23f0ebe222 reasons.a3fc253e7611286c

He sat down. Unlike other Espers d28a2d331a who were drenched be0d5bfe2e in AD, he 10db48f739 exuded a refreshing 21ad84117a presence.1422f2d04d735e6a

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Jeon Gwangyun, who had been 21219b5f6f cautiously gauging the atmosphere, took c4d548ae37 this moment to start the 599c144519 briefing. However, Takahashi Yuri’s gaze 84190ce8a8 remained fixed on Yeo 3e3ab48c0f Eundo.031e44d1ac4ecf61

‘He really is…’5cda7e885e908a55

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Even someone like him, who d646e2f1ad never cared about appearances, had 08ff26ada0 to admit—he was stunning. His beauty was enough to 01d63db99e make even a dispassionate observer f25f95f3da take a second look. However, the overwhelming 1cd70563ce presence that top-tier fee5e87988 Espers usually carried 6b11ec7454 was completely absent.96a6f8d5477b3db4

‘Weak.’c01ae47d6b078ac1

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The higher a ab1e347dc3 combat-type Esper’s rank, 57037ef46d the more ominous b527ad9753 energy they naturally 10c87620a7 exuded. Yet, Yeo Eundo’s 53ef430289 aura was even 924ecf8716 purer than Kozume 73a0c23e9c Hinato’s, who was 5b938eac9a a top-tier healer.cdce626c4b8ee299

The gathering of Korea’s 3e9f5778d9 best Espers was exactly 8067bf548e as Takahashi Yuri had 78d3efa1aa expected.34104efa8dc3e1a0

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‘It’s humiliating to have even been compared to him.’2b63cb04bddb468b

Thinking back to the times b072e1fb9d when Yeo Eundo had unknowingly 2b2f6f5924 been used as a contrast 59f25b6713 to him, Takahashi Yuri felt 2279e8876f a sting to his pride. And yet, despite himself, he 298e0d7473 couldn’t stop looking at him.9c4ff65c250525fb

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‘If it were just about looks, maybe I’d understand.’be115bb50699d2b3

If he stood next to 86177e75e1 Yeo Eundo, the two of 50b261ceb4 them would probably make quite 33108732b7 the striking picture. As he kept 007b9f2f4a sneaking glances, their 356b1b9224 eyes suddenly met. Yeo Eundo’s gaze 594b3e1013 curved subtly, the 01ae55cad2 corners of his 3428d51f6a eyes lifting in 13e689400f a playful, almost 62b8fae58b teasing manner.c63f787a38218b4d

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That fleeting smile dd5ec7e633 made something tighten 1f4c8027fc in Takahashi Yuri’s c27a49ce3c chest. His fingers clenched into a 1c16dcfd6e fist as an unfamiliar sense 30e1e2ac78 of possessiveness stirred within him.6c3e26f0b4bd57ba

He quickly lifted a hand bfa06ff03c to cover his face, hiding 3e22360d25 any emotion that might have b405b8dc4e surfaced. Meanwhile, Yeo Eundo had 677f4738de already turned his attention 8725dd4c2c elsewhere, still smiling faintly. Even as the briefing 61b24999a7 continued, Takahashi Yuri found 84f875ab04 himself unable to look 114413e75b away, focusing on every b515c31766 small movement Yeo Eundo 952c699295 made.a2cf89f639a6ae05

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On the other hand, ccab922b7d the Korean Espers were 1b29b0d030 doing their best not 14b0ab187f to make eye contact a7ee3a19ef with Yeo Eundo.df8348d9c755e61c

The Japanese Espers, 5784c3b862 unaware of the d8af0881dd real situation, assumed 03dde17650 that Yeo Eundo 621155f912 was being ignored 20b8dd6058 and ostracized by 7f68c830c1 his team. It was an understandable misunderstanding. In a world 102918a0d0 where strength dictated 94e35a513d social hierarchy—especially in b8ea8c05c8 Japan—such things happened d66d75de8d all the time.373a439ee4d4daa9

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‘A little pitiful.’271fc0e0b90b8dfe

Takahashi Yuri completely misread the 78bdb6f53c situation as he formed his 5cf72262f7 opinion.99bb1e7a3673d2c4

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‘There’s no way someone like him could have faced Russ.’3becd676d9358be6

Russ, the Basis Guild’s d3704a4048 vice-master, was rumored to 4bb1af6c42 still be in an afaa8e5cf0 unrecoverable state.9fa4d4ac5a773701

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After that incident, it c2d6a8181e was said that Basis 9988b93c39 had relentlessly sent love bfc8e11176 calls to Yeo Eundo. But that had 1ee7cc79bc to be an 2585e466c9 exaggeration. The rumors were undoubtedly overblown. Takahashi Yuri knew 225dd2bbcb better than anyone—he 19858286d1 himself had been 407b0fcae5 the subject of 935a338e20 countless exaggerated stories.a787a86c3c6ca2a6

People said that 532dd33eef he had rejected 302b9d5071 an offer from c7089772bb Basis Guild. That wasn’t entirely true. The guild in question d19ab99245 had Basis in its 489aef8680 name, yes, but it 66399bb109 was actually a splinter 487db52aed guild under Global Asia a7190b2e53 Basis.abcccaf97c65af01

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There were dozens, maybe 1cb44427ec even hundreds, of such 27fc60ae4e offshoot guilds where joining fcbddf57d4 and leaving was relatively 0aa5890692 easy.c4a3baab65ecf5e1

What had merely been a b6edace027 promotional recruitment had somehow been f59e30b4c0 misconstrued into an invitation from fbb74de5a7 the original Basis Guild, and 521eb9670e that misunderstanding had persisted to 20d6e76bcd this day.bc2462ef1854671d

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Japan had never bothered b229bb1009 to correct this misinformation. By neither confirming cc667b76fd nor denying it, a9ddeaa2d5 they had let 4dcc5cc349 the rumor inflate 1ab781bba0 his worth, all 35165ae782 while cautiously watching fccddde7bb Basis for any 75ef488d72 reaction. But still—there had been nothing.dc4cc87fb6410dc7

The fact that Basis, af736f31ca which prided itself as 8618c89893 Asia’s top guild, hadn’t d1e71489f0 extended an offer to b29151b9c7 him was a blow c94f4eaeab to Takahashi Yuri’s ego. But what angered him 406b38c53b even more was the b79ee25cfe rumor that Basis had 51fea09e7e reached out to a f302bda425 Korean Esper.67a1f6fdda6dc5f0

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‘Obviously nonsense.’809402ebc6481109

Of course, he 837cebe0a0 didn’t believe it cbb708cc2c now. He was certain fa2ae815a1 that the Esper f09b975ea7 Basis was so 90787acdfc desperate to recruit 9061b3868a was a Chinese 0456bbeca7 one. He ran through the 9a6755079e list of likely candidates, 5b6d536da3 settling on a few 9f037b1737 names.619d6113889da3b6

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If there was any 31b02b8f49 Chinese Esper worth keeping 41f7ef7e56 an eye on, it d4f2495c14 would be Tianxi or 13cbb69fd2 Li Hao.880feb5d3753ad42

He mentally set them 55b81fe4a5 aside as the ones fe59ccf07a to watch and returned f754321d19 his focus to Yeo 51b88d41ad Eundo.e10a5d3877d7c168

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Even now, he remained c08793d4bb as languid as ever, 3ee2c975b1 his expression light and 8d48f017a3 breezy.8973cf0b0c5a221f

‘His name was Yeo Eundo, wasn’t it?’aab79b37c0d783aa

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If something posed 5211f0e568 no threat, there a3482a232a was no need 54ceb5c278 to kill it. No—killing it would be a ebb6f9fd6c waste.ff350065563e1030

For once, Takahashi Yuri indulged 2553c569a0 in an unusual whim. He gazed at Yeo Eundo 82a69612cc like a high-value collectible, meticulously ef3e48f3ec examining him as if checking 5ac01ccfa6 for any defects. But the closer he 3205f59401 looked, the more astonished 5059f10f20 he became. There wasn’t a single flaw 7d108b9242 to be found. And that, in itself, was 1389de46b0 frustrating.5bab48ecbfec87e5

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‘A shame that he’s male and can’t bear my child.’a8e2d80724036a14

That was the only 1d53b4aa8d drawback Takahashi could find 19402a55b0 in Yeo Eundo.be531b13805ab03a

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A slow, predatory grin curved af67c7f9b1 on his lips. Now that he had found 7c79fad069 something he wanted, it was 620e0f3625 time to take it. He shifted his gaze 61d85a928c to Sato Jun. Immediately understanding his 62b4e3c025 intent, Sato Jun a6421dfe8a gave a small e48e636cd2 nod. He was a psychic Esper.cfbf75cd878f1ad6

Baek Jesung, watching the 7b0725b5fe unspoken exchange between them, 50ac9fcd75 didn’t miss a single 212de71ad5 detail. Yet, despite knowing exactly ea3619d414 what they were up 5e57c1a18e to, he remained silent. Instead, he signaled a3a762186c Jeon Gwangyun to cffa21a72b begin the meeting. Understanding the cue, e09cf6282b Jeon Gwangyun nodded.d375ad1ecd0c8f66

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“We will now begin the briefing regarding the UNCE joint event.”d4294ef3e3f4c56d

Jeon Gwangyun briefly explained the 3550bbb281 situation with the multiple Gates 84a301177b before moving on to the 4b2567239a joint hosting proposal.0d21647222b5dcab

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“Japan has officially submitted a proposal to Basis for the joint hosting of UNCE between Korea and Japan.”ce5ca469e343014f

Takahashi Yuri finally spoke.08b2d71deb996b6d

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「If Korea agrees to co-host UNCE, Japan will cover all infrastructure costs occurring in Korea, and—」f9e6c106ba73d6b3

He raised his hand as 0fb03e1070 a signal. At that moment, twelve cf6eff2016 S-class Guides, who had 1b7966c94e arrived late in Korea 3f9c354b7a and had been waiting 0c3bcdd497 outside, entered the conference f0f8aa3260 room. Each of them was escorted d75ca699bd by one of Japan’s six e25779e064 S-class Espers.5890833777b753b4

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Like the extravagant feathers of dbeabb0b75 a peacock, the S-class Guides 3708ba4d1d behind Takahashi Yuri radiated guiding e8fd571f67 energy, flaunting their presence.42fe382f334eea27

Crossing his legs, Takahashi Yuri ae814dfa0f smirked arrogantly.c330527208b0fac8

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「The selected elite raid teams participating in UNCE will receive dedicated, personal support from an S-class Guide.」dddd7ff6ceea02e5

The room grew tense.b9e4b941d6d7d978

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For Awakeners—especially in ac0b55ea39 Korea, where high-ranking 27bd4b8228 Guides were in b38f41614b scarce supply—this was 96d55ec456 an incredibly difficult b7e34784c9 offer to refuse. Almost involuntarily, Takahashi found c0f61914dd himself glancing at Yeo b5a62736cb Eundo. There was no reaction. But the sheer lack of b56d3393c8 reaction only made Takahashi more 237060c8a8 convinced that he was suppressing 56c3ca540a one.a46d7d50fe02efbf

‘How amusing. He’s trying so hard.’3720076b1e9a77e2

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Aside from Yeo Eundo, everything 3af53c6481 was proceeding just as Takahashi 0bfcc073c1 had anticipated. The room was in a 2be5a9c9ef frenzy over his bold proposal. Jang Unyong spoke up.0854a82172986b18

“What exactly defines an‘elite raid team’?”b6a3c637403a4066

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「Since the number of available Guides is limited, we’ll have to separate the strong from the weak.」bee234c9b7c2f0ce

“Separate the strong from the weak?”e849327b046addb5

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「Only the strong deserve to get what they want.」23c0e4ae4d9e7a5d

Baek Roa, who had always d892c3cfb7 been disgusted by Japan’s particular 5669228c6b way of speaking, rubbed her f4fee6ed7b arms, shuddering at the chill ae76f7dfcf running down her spine.3496c658a0502204

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“Fucking hell, that was creepy as shit.”083a85ed4d92d1a6

Of course, that 16268090fe particular remark wasn’t 181a36855f translated in a c0e81c45ae business-appropriate manner.2cb7eda3a561b7f2

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「…….」e587c62e74978801

Not that they didn’t 505dae794f understand the insult.209c215503720d4a

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Watanabe, an Esper from Japan, 3b4537bf41 finally lost his patience and 830eb1596e glared at Baek Roa.41b0f2b44b6517da

「You’ve been grating on my nerves for a while now.」3013e28c9f12ac8f

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“Shut your damn mouth, you chunk of meat.”aa9e0b56b69b4916

「I suppose it makes sense if you lack the confidence to compete. After all, our side 8c42e78084 has long surpassed what 2c46a0ca28 you could ever hope 881fa85d14 to reach.」bec1d107454b6cb4

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“How many goddamn anime lines have you memorized?”d71f995f2ac1feb6